4901:1-6-29
Telephone company procedures for notifying the commission of changes in operations.

(A)
Every telephone company shall update its certification
authority if there is any change in its operations as identified in this
rule.

(B)
Procedures for notifying the commission of updates to
certification authority and certain changes in operations by a local exchange
carrier (LEC) providing basic local exchange service (BLES).

(1)
A LEC providing
BLES shall file a telecommunications filing form pursuant to paragraph (A) of
rule 4901:1-6-04 of the
Administrative Code and the required attachments as set forth on that form for
an application notifying the commission of the following changes in its
operations in the appropriate application listed in this paragraph:

(a)
ATC - An
application to transfer a certificate to a preselected transferee.

(b)
ATR -
An application to conduct a transaction involving one or more LECs providing
BLES for the purchase, sale, or lease of property, plant, or business which may
affect the operating authority of a party to the transaction.

(2)
All
applications filed pursuant to paragraph (B)(1) of this rule are subject to a
thirty-day automatic approval process as described in rule
4901:1-6-05 of the
Administrative Code.

(C)
Procedures for
notifying the commission of updates to certification authority and certain
changes in operations by telephone companies.

(1)
All telephone
companies, except LECs providing BLES, shall file a telecommunications filing
form pursuant to paragraph (A) of rule
4901:1-6-04 of the
Administrative Code and the required attachments as set forth on that form when
notifying the commission of the following changes in operations(CIO):

(b)
For an
application to transfer a certificate and/or conduct a sale or lease of
property, plant, customer base, or business which may affect the operating
authority of a party(ies) to the transaction.

A telephone company shall provide to
its affected customers, in accordance with rule
4901:1-6-07 of the
Administrative Code, at least fifteen days' advance notice (e.g., direct mail,
bill insert, or bill notation) of any change in the company's operations
identified by this rule that is not transparent to its customers and may impact
service, and file a copy of such notice with the commission concurrent with the
filing of an application under this rule. In the alternative, a telephone
company subject to the notification procedures set forth in
47 C.F.R.
63.71 , may submit evidence of a customer
notice already provided for the purpose of informing subscribers of a change in
operations consistent with the requirements of the federal communications
commission.

(E)
Procedures for merger and change in control
applications of a LEC providing BLES

A LEC providing BLES shall obtain the
prior approval of the commission for a change in control (ACO) or approval of a
merger with another telephone company (AMT) under section
4905.402 of the Revised Code. An
applicant shall file with the commission a telecommunications filing form
pursuant to rule
4901:1-6-04 of the
Administrative Code and the required attachments as set forth on that form. An
AMT and/or ACO application must demonstrate that the change in control or
merger will promote public convenience and result in the provision of adequate
service for a reasonable rate, rental, toll, or charge. If the commission
considers a hearing necessary, it may fix a time and place for hearing. If,
after review of the application, and after any necessary hearing, the
commission is satisfied that approval of the application will promote public
convenience and result in the provision of adequate service for a reasonable
rate, rental, toll, or charge, the commission shall approve the application and
make such order as it considers proper. If the commission fails to issue an
order within thirty days of the filing of the application, or within twenty
days of the conclusion of a hearing, if one is held, the application shall be
deemed approved.